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Indian judge delivers emotional poem while sentencing man to death for raping three-year-old

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An Indian judge wrote a poem lamenting child sexual abuse and read it out in court as she sentenced a rapist to death. In an emotional address, Neerja Dadhich said her “heart bleeds” for a three-year-old girl who had been raped by 22-year-old Vinod Kumar. “If we do not mend our ways, that day is not far off even God may afraid to bless this country with girl children.” The judge also took aim at people who blamed sex attacks on women’s choice of clothing.

The Independent

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